Connecticut Route 34
State highway in Connecticut, US
Route 34 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Route 34 is 21.88 miles (35.21 km) long, and extends from Newtown near I-84 to Route 10 in New Haven. The highways connects the New Haven and Danbury areas via the Lower Naugatuck River Valley. The portion of the route between New Haven and Derby was an early toll road known as the Derby Turnpike. It formerly ran through downtown New Haven on the Oak Street Connector until the early 2020s.
Route description
Route 34 begins as two-lane Berkshire Road in the Sandy Hook Section of the Town of Newtown, as a continuation of Washington Avenue. The road crosses under I-84 after a tenth of a mile, then intersects after another 0.8 mi (1.3 km) with Wasserman Way (SSR 490), which leads to ramps to/from I-84 at Exit 16. The road then heads East towards the Stevenson Section of the Town of Monroe, where the road name changes to Roosevelt Drive at the Town line. After intersecting Route 111 (leading to Monroe center), Route 34 crosses the Housatonic River via the Stevenson Dam Bridge into the Town of Oxford. Route 34 then follows the east banks of the Housatonic River as it traverses the Towns of Oxford and Seymour.
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